[CANCELLED] Snowy mountains weekend away

Stephen and I (Ash) will be leading a Snowshoe trip to Blue lake and surrounds this weekend 25 – 27th September. You’ll need to be free from Friday morning to Sunday evening to come on this trip.

The plan is:

1. Drive down to Guthega (~6 h) stopping at Cooma to rent snowshoes early Friday morning.
2. Snowshoe from Guthega to the campground near Mt Twynam on Friday and set up camp.
3. Spend Saturday and sunday snowshoeing in the area and around the main range (exact route TBD).
4. On Sunday, hike out to Guthega and drive back to Sydney.

The previous experience you NEED is:

1. Hiking with a heavy backpack for several hours uphill. Which means being FIT.
2. Outdoors camping (i.e. know how to set up the tent, cook your food on the stove, boil water, wear appropriate clothing, etc.)
3. Snow experience is preferred.

The gear you NEED is:

1. For hiking in:
   • Mountaineering boots compatible with crampons OR crampon compatible ski touring boots
   • Snowshoes OR skis (can be hired in Cooma)
   • Trekking poles may help
2. For clothing:
   • Proper warm socks
   • Gaiters
   • Hiking pants
   • Waterproof over-trousers
   • Thermal leggings
   • Thermal top
   • Long sleeve, breathable top
   • Warm fleece
   • Down jacket
   • Waterproof jacket
   • Sunglasses (min cat. 3)
   • Buff/balaclava
   • Beanie
   • Thick, waterproof gloves
3. For sleeping:
   • 4 season tent, with snow pegs (limited club supply)
   • Sleeping bag rated for negative temperatures (limited club supply)
   • Warm sleeping mat (not cheap foam, preferably inflatable)
4. Other:
   • Sunscreen
   • Lip balm
   • Stove
   • Food for the weekend
   • Hand sanitizer
   • Head torch AND spare batteries (YES you must bring a headtorch)
   • Poo bag
   • Personal toiletries/first aid kit
   • Pack to carry all of the above (as well as the shared gear not listed here such as ice tools*, snow shovels* so pack must be 50-70 L)

And finally, the comments you NEED to leave below are:

• • What’s your snow experience + hiking experience?
  • Have you attended the Intro to Snow workshops last 2 months? Y/N
  • Is there any gear on the list that you DON’T have?
  • Do you have a car that you can bring? How many people can you take?

Any questions, send me a message (Ash Brennan) on facebook! Super keeeeeeeeeeen let’s rock (ice?) some hills!